Wall and Floor Tiler

CPC31320

Certificate III in Wall and Floor Tiling

This qualification is designed to meet the needs of wall and floor tilers currently working in tiling operations on residential and commercial projects. (5+ years experience).

Delivered in a flexible way that suits your work, we will come to your work site and assess you while you are working. The delivery is designed to fit in with a modern working environment including online content and workplace simulations.

Career Outcomes

Duration

CPC40120

Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building)

The Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) is designed for tradespeople working in the construction industry who want to begin their own business. Learn how to manage a successful building business through core skills such as contract management, site supervision and estimating. This qualification will assist you with your application for a builder’s registration.

Career Outcomes

Duration

Snapshot

Employed

17,300

Future Growth

-6.7%

Weekly Earnings

N/A

Full-Time Share

73%

Female Share

2%

Average age

37

Summary

Wall and Floor Tilers lay ceramic, clay, slate, marble and glass tiles on external and internal walls and floors to provide protective and decorative finishes.

Specialisations: Ceramic Tiler, Mosaic Tiler.

Formal qualifications are not essential to work as a Wall and Floor Tiler. Although some workers have a certificate III in wall and floor tiling.

Tasks

examining plans, measuring and marking surfaces and laying out work
preparing wall and floor surfaces by removing old tiles, grout and adhesive, filling holes and cracks, and cleaning surfaces
spreading adhesive onto prepared surfaces and tiles, and setting tiles in position
using tile-cutting tools to cut and shape tiles needed for edges and corners, and around objects such as fittings and pipes
ensuring tiles are correctly aligned and spaced
grouting tiles, and cleaning and removing excess grout
applying waterproofing systems
may lay floors of granolithic, terrazzo, cement or similar composition
may lay coloured tiles in patterns to create mosaics

Employment Outlook

JSA produces employment projections to show where likely future job opportunities may be. The latest data are for the five years from November 2021 to November 2026. Over this period, the number of workers:

is expected to decline Source: Jobs and Skills Australia Employment Projections to 2026.
is likely to reach 16,600 by 2026.

Notes: The number employed includes people who work in this occupation as their main job. People who work in more than one job are counted against the occupation they work the most hours in.

Employment projections figures are rounded to the nearest 100. Calculations based on these rounded figures may result in differences to the numbers that are displayed on this page. Employment projections data (including occupations) can be downloaded from the Employment Projections page.

Earnings

Around 76% of people employed as Wall and Floor Tilers work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 10 percentage points above the all jobs average (66%).

Full-time workers work an average of 43 hours per week in their main job. This is similar to the all jobs average (44 hours per week).

More than a third of workers regularly work overtime or extra hours (either paid or unpaid).

Sources: Full-time share and full-time hours: ABS, 2016 Census, customised report. Compared to the all jobs average. Overtime hours: ABS, Characteristics of Employment, 2021.

Industries

1

CONSTRUCTION

96.3%

2

RETAIL TRADE

1.0%

3

TRANSPORT, POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING

1.0%

4

MANUFACTURING

0.5%

5

Other industries

0.5%

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